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The Mexicans have the longest working hours in the world, and the Belgians the shortest — coincidence?

April 15 2011, 1:01am, The Times

Sir, You report (April 13) that people in Mexico work the longest hours and those in Belgium the least in the developed world. Is this figure influenced by the European Parliament being based in Belgium?

Christopher D. Forrest Yealmpton, Devon

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